The following steps are shown on the left side of the vehicle and must be accomplished analogously on the right side in the event of damage.
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1 | Expose self-piercing rivets on strut (2) and rivet with Ø 6 mm bit (area A). |
The self-piercing rivets can also be separated with a riveter for self-piercing and flow-form rivets. |
2 | Unscrew bolts (3) from strut (2). |
3 | Heat strut (2) in crosshatched areas. |
Cross-hatched areas are bonded. |
4 | Remove strut (2). |
Shown on MODEL 222 |
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5 | Mark separating points on upper front longitudinal member (1) and cut (areas B). |
Do not make the cuts too deep. |
6 | Expose spot welds on upper front longitudinal member (1) and cut out (areas C). |
7 | Expose clinch connections on upper front longitudinal member (1) and drill with Ø 6 mm bit (area D). |
8 | Expose self-piercing riveting on upper front longitudinal member (1) and drill with Ø 6 mm bit (areas E and F). |
The self-piercing rivets can also be separated with a riveter for self-piercing and flow-form rivets (area F). |
9 | Unscrew bolts (4) from upper front longitudinal member (1). |
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10 | Heat upper front longitudinal member (1) in crosshatched areas. |
Cross-hatched areas are bonded. |
11 | Remove upper front longitudinal member (1). |
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12 | Grind mating surfaces down to bare metal in the cross-hatched inner C-pillar sidewall . |
Observe pretreatment of bonding surfaces. |
13 | Remove grinding dust and drill chips. |